Narayan Govind Chapekar (1869–1968) was a

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. He was the editor of ''Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika''. He wrote many articles on noted persons in

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literature.

Early life

After having attained his BA & LL.B degrees from University Of Bombay he practised law for some time and then joined judiciary and eventually retired as First Class sub-judge. He then joined the judiciary in the Indian state of Aundh near Satara in now Maharashtra State as chief justice. It has been said that he vastly improved the judicial system there and brought it at par with the judicial system in British India. The British had honoured him with the title of Diwan Bahadur which was customarily given to a judge who had the rank of First Class Sub Judge. His literary works include the following: * ''Peshwaichya Sawalit'' (पेशवाईच्या सावलीत) (1937) * "Chiplonkar Yanche Jamakharch" (चिपळूणकर यांचे जमाखर्च) * ''Chitpawan'' (चित्पावन) * He also published his autobiography Chapekar presided over

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held in

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in 1934.

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* 1869 births 1968 deaths Chapekar, Narayan Govind 20th-century Indian biographers Indian autobiographers Presidents of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan Writers from British India {{India-writer-stub